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Category Archives: intentional happiness
Not Done Yet: The You Your Kids Haven’t Met Yet
My living room walls are painted the color of old Coors cans. It’s a sort of muted golden yellow. I didn’t even realize I’d chosen Coors yellow until this week, when I got to feeling sappy about my childhood. The … Continue reading
Posted in babies, grandparents, happiness, intentional happiness, motherhood, speed-posts
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See that Mountain? Redefining Glory Days
The month before I graduated college, one of my writing professors approached me to ask if the university’s English department could use my senior writing portfolio as a model for future classes. She said it was one of the best … Continue reading
Posted in career, happiness, intentional happiness, motherhood, Past life, preschoolers, writing
Tagged careers, leaning in, leaning out, motherhood, writing life
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Why Sharing Your Facebook Look Back Video Doesn’t (Necessarily) Make You a Self-Aggrandizing Ass
I hate to spoil your day, but it turns out that Facebook has totally bastardized the term friends. And if I ever doubted it before, I have proof now, thanks to the response I’m seeing on those 30-second compilation videos … Continue reading
Posted in advice, After Birth, friends, happiness, intentional happiness, motherhood, speed-posts, writing
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